Fantastic choice my friend! I just discovered the NA stuff as well too. Never tried it until a few days ago and I must say it is great to have since I had been missing the taste of beer since there isn’t anything that tastes like it. Anyway, good to see you here, sorry I’ve been incommunicado here on /c/sobriety , been a busy month, but I definitely aim to be on here a bit more and try to grow our humble little nook. Welcome to the sub ;)

Doing good myself. On Thursday I’ll have 2 weeks again. Should be over two months before my relapse but I’m letting that go, moving forward and staying positive. I’m not going to let anything hold me back, not even a relapse. In the past I’d have juat said screw it, but I know that as long as I keep my head straight I don’t have to let mistakes drag me back down.

Anyways, hope you guys are doing good, stay strong out there comrades <3

Excellent! Keep on keeping on :D

I’m doing pretty good myself. I’m on day 5 now after my relapse but I’m chugging right along. At a doctor’s appointment now and busy thinking about how to tackle the rest of the week. Feel a lot better about things then I did last week, so that’s good. Looking forward to the future and what that looks like. Hope everyone else out there is doing good.

Exactly. I’m so happy to be feeling a bit better and have some positivity back. This morning was rough and depressing. I’m out of the hospital now though and going to a meeting with my sponsor later on today. Thanks for the kind words <3

Thank you for that. I’ll keep it in mind. Yeah, I’m just going to right the ship and be more vigilant to possible triggers. Also work more closely with my sponsor and make it to more meetings. I appreciate all the love and support from everyone, it means a lot.

Great job! A year is big news. I get you on the ups and downs of self-esteem. Sometimes life just throws you curveball after curveball and it gets tough not to get down on yourself. Keep swinging for the fences, all we can do. I pray your job earch bears plentiful fruit soon <3

I feel you. It’s soul-draining to work as a pleb grinding away and under the geara of capitalism. My advice is to find your passion, what makes you tick. For me it was returning back to nature, reading and getting creative. Alcohol has a tendecy to get in the way of those pursuits, at least it did for me.

I would try and change up your routine (it’s not easy) to find something that really makes you happy. It wont necessarily happen overnight but when you find a genuine love than it’ll be worth the effort you put in in spades. I wish you the best and feel free to PM me if you ever need to talk to someone. We’re here for you comrade <3

That’s amazing! I’m nearing day 30 myself. It really keeps getting better day after day. I actually found a fullbox of wine while cleaning trash up at the beach and had no compunction to want to drink it whatsoever, I knew my cravings were gone but it was joyous to see it illustrated so strikingly.

You’re absolutely right about activity keeping you focused. I’ve been at it with whatever form of social/community action I can take and it has been a boon to my ongoing sobriety. To know that I can be there for others when they need me and be a positive influence on their lives is tremendously uplifting. Keep up the great work, comrade!

For myself, things just keep getting better each and every day. I feel immense gratitude at not craving or desiring a drink whatsoever. I feel incredibly clear-headed and like myself for the first time in years. Alcohol really drained me of my passion and siphoned the joy from my soul. I’m meeting so many new and wonderful people, both in AA and out of it. It really is amazing to finally be able to connect with others.

Not everything is always sunshine and roses though. I have my moments. I still miss my fiance a lot and still cry at least a time or two everyday. But it is much more manageable than when I was drinking. There’s also the issue of being around or exposed to repulsive ideas and personalities. This morning I went to what I thought was an AA meeting, but it was really just a evangelical Christian early morning bible group and I was smacked in the face with transphobia and homophobia, as well as “remember to vote, it matters, for those that need help we made a ‘cheat sheet’ with conservative candidates to vote for.”

I noped out of there right then. It’s a blunt reminder of that these people are in the midst of us, intolerant, ignorant and mobilized against our fellow brothers and sisters. It made me sad, but I was also emboldened by the fact that I know that my fight has just begun anew and now I have tye clear head to face it head on

Stay strong fellow comrades, we got this! 😊

Of course! No worries, just PM if you need to 😊

Same here, just PM me if you’re at that point. I’ll give you my phone number and you can text or call me if you need to reach out to someone ❤️

Try and keep positive, it does get better 😇

Every day is better than the next when I don’t drink. Sure, they might not always be great content-wise, but I feel much better and confident.

Stay with it, comrade, imagine how you’ll feel a year from now, hell, even another few months from now 😉

Are you registered on lemmygrad? Maybe it has something to do with interacting through hexbear?

Thank you for the kind words 😄

I’m trying to do my best to give back and hopefully steer others to a happier, more positive place. I know where I’ve been and it’s not pretty, so if I can help just one person avoid that I’m going to try my damndest to spread the word ❤️

That’s great, keep it going! And you’re right, don’t let relapse get in your way, just take note on what led you there, give yourself some grace and course correct. You got this, comrade! :)

Welcome to /c/sobriety, I hope you enjoy your time here and that it helps you 👍

I’m not quite sure, I’m new to the fediverse as well :/

Awesome, that’s great, welcome! Hope you dig it here. Keep on making thoee strides, comrade!

For me at least, my tool is to use my breathing to center and ground me. Whenever I have an anxious moment, I just take a deep breath and focusing on breathing for a moment. It brings me back to the moment and centers me. I also try and remember how I feel whenever I choose to inhebriate to avoid dealing with my feelings and how crappy that makes me feel. Breathing really does work.

Thank you. Absolutely. It is a scourge akin to the scourge of Capitalism, in fact exacerbated by the chains of the system and the despair it incurs to our fellow working class men and women. I’m blessed to have made it out, I can only hope to help our other brothers and sisters as well.